FAITH-LIVING IN TIMES OF PESTILENCE

2 Timothy 2:15-19 15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. 16 Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly.

17 Their teaching will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, 18 who have departed from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they destroy the faith of some.

19 Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.”

Do everything to present yourself to God as one approved

a worker who does not need to be ashamed

who correctly handles the word of truth.

1 Timothy 4:1 – The Great Apostasy – giving way to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons

“Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving (seducing) spirits and doctrines of demons,”

People will believe delusional things and the teachings of demons

God’s foundation stands firm

The Lord knows those who are his.

Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.

Now is the time for us to shine in the Lord.

Living in Salvation includes trusting God for His protection and leadership for us in days like this.

Isaiah 43:1-3, 5 Yahweh is Israel’s Only Savior1 But now, this is what the Lord says-- he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel:“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;​ I have summoned you by name; you are mine.2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.3 For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior;5 Do not be afraid, for I am with you;

Psalm 91:1-16The Bible Chapter of Praying Protection over you and others​1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most HighWill abide in the shadow of the Almighty.2 I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress,My God, in whom I trust!”3 For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapperAnd from the deadly pestilence.

4 He will cover you with His pinions,And under His wings you may seek refuge;His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark.

5 You will not be afraid of the terror by night,Or of the arrow that flies by day;6 Of the pestilence that stalks in darkness,Or of the destruction that lays waste at noon.7 A thousand may fall at your sideAnd ten thousand at your right hand,But it shall not approach you.8 You will only look on with your eyesAnd see the recompense of the wicked.

9 For you have made the Lord, my refuge,Even the Most High, your dwelling place.

10 No evil will befall you,Nor will any plague come near your tent.

11 For He will give His angels charge concerning you,To guard you in all your ways.

12 They will bear you up in their hands,That you do not strike your foot against a stone.13 You will tread upon the lion and cobra,The young lion and the serpent you will trample down.

14 “Because he has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him;I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name.15 “He will call upon Me, and I will answer him;I will be with him in trouble;I will rescue him and honor him.